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PDEA chief says better off leading drug war without Robredo, cites gap in posts

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 12 01:06 PM

Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Director-General Aaron Aquino said Thursday he is better off leading the government’s narcotics crackdown without Vice President Leni Robredo at his side. Read more »

PDEA chief urges Robredo to report drug war findings

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Posted at Nov 26 03:29 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo should reveal her findings on the government's narcotics crackdown to help improve the drug war, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Director General Aaron Aquino said Tuesday. Read more »

'Hindi talaga sinsero': Reactions to VP Robredo firing as ICAD co-chair

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Updated as of Nov 25 11:13 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte's decision to fire Vice President Leni Robredo from her post as co-chair of the Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs earned several reactions from both critics and supporters of the administration.  Read more »

Kahalagahan ng rehabilitasyon sa ex-drug addicts binigyang-diin nina Robredo, Aquino

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Posted at Nov 21 08:02 PM

Nagkaisa sina Vice President Leni Robredo at Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency chief Aaron Aquino sa kahalagahan ng rehabilitasyon ng mga nalulong sa droga. Read more »

Robredo battles 'condescension, mansplaining' as new anti-drug chief

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 21 04:53 PM

Past the halfway mark of her 6-year term, the vice president is taking a lead role in a campaign known both for its brutality and machismo. Read more »

Embattled Robredo insists on rehabilitation as alternative to bloody drug war

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Posted at Nov 21 04:40 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo, who has yet to gain the trust of her appointing authority President Rodrigo Duterte, has insisted on the rehabilitation route in combating the country's drug menace.  Read more »

Robredo drug war shows why it will take village to solve drug menace

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 19 09:22 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo, the Philippines’ new anti-drug chief, illustrated how the drug problem can affect a community, and why it will take a village to solve it. Read more »

Robredo, binantaang sisibakin sa ICAD kapag nagbulgar ng 'sikreto': Palasyo

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Updated as of Nov 17 07:29 PM

Nagpaalala si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte matapos ang pakikipagpulong ni Robredo sa United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) at mga opisyal ng Amerika. Read more »

Robredo says up to Duterte to deal with uncooperative anti-drug war agencies

Angel Movido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 17 04:05 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo said Sunday it was up to President Rodrigo Duterte to deal with uncooperative agencies under the inter-agency committee on anti-illegal drugs (ICAD). Read more »

Denied access to ‘narcolist’, Robredo aware of PDEA ‘mistrust’, but VP to adjust

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Updated as of Nov 16 07:21 PM

Robredo shrugged off PDEA head Aaron Aquino's hesitance to give her a list of the top drug suspects in the country, saying she's used to working with "many limitations." Read more »

Robredo seeks end to senseless drug war killings

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Posted at Nov 09 12:43 AM

But Robredo's co-chair, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency chief Aaron Aquino doesn't see any need yet for changes in the government's war on drugs. Read more »

PDEA chief dares Robredo to join anti-drug operations

Christian Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 08 07:29 PM

Aquino, a retired police general, said joining operations, beginning with the planning stage, would give the Vice President the opportunity to call out lapses by law enforcers. Read more »

Robredo meets with ICAD

Jire Carreon, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 08 07:55 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo meets with the members of the Inter Agency Committee on Anti Drugs (ICAD) headed by PDEA Chief Aaron Aquino and DILG Secrerary Ano in Quezon City at the Office of the Vice President on Friday.  Read more »

Anti-illegal drugs panel welcomes Robredo as co-chair: PDEA chief

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Updated as of Nov 06 03:55 PM

The government's anti-illegal drugs committee welcomed Vice President Leni Robredo's decision to serve as its co-chairperson, its chief Aaron Aquino said Wednesday. Read more »

PDEA chair: Robredo can focus on rehabilitation, reintegration of drug users

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Updated as of Nov 05 10:17 PM

On Monday, the PDEA chief said Robredo was "not abreast with the supply reduction efforts and lacks experience in dealing and working with law enforcers." He also said Robredo had "a lot of catching up to do and in the process PDEA is afraid that it will somehow derail its efforts and operations." Read more »

Albayalde sought award for himself, cops in Pampanga raid

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 09 08:14 PM

MANILA - Philippine National Police chief Gen. Oscar Albayalde had sought an award for himself and 13 Pampanga cops for a 2013 drug raid that would later be questioned for various irregularities. Read more »

Galawang ‘ninja cops’: Ano ang modus operandi sa umano’y recycled drugs?

Infographic by Pam Ramos, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 04 10:03 PM

Paano nga ba tumatakbo ang nasabing ilegal na operasyon? Read more »

'Shut up': Aquino rejects ex-PDEA chief's call for resignation

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Posted at Oct 04 10:00 AM

The head of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Friday slammed one of his predecessors who urged him to quit his post following the "ninja cops" controversy. Read more »

Aquino says Albayalde asked him not to sack 'ninja cops'

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Posted at Oct 04 12:34 AM

The head of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency changed his tune and confirmed Philippine National Police chief Oscar Albayalde did intervene in the case of his former subordinates. Read more »

Gordon: Albayalde should be included in new probe into Pampanga drug bust

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Posted at Oct 04 12:15 AM

MANILA - Sen. Richard Gordon on Thursday said PNP chief Gen. Oscar Albayalde should be part of the reinvestigation into the controversial drug bust in Pampanga in which lawmen allegedly sold the drugs seized in the operation. Read more »